---
name: "Watchful Automaton"
mana_cost: "{3}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Artifact Creature — Construct"
colors: []
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Scry"]
set: "AER"
set_name: "Aether Revolt"
collector_number: "182"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Eric Deschamps"
oracle_id: "6f5e6799-cb0f-4403-9c2a-69abeac08b79"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/watchful-automaton-aer"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Watchful Automaton
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Artifact Creature — Construct
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/2
- **Keywords:** Scry

## Oracle Text
{2}{U}: Scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.)

> *"우리의 적들을 파괴하려면 먼저 찾아야 한다. 모든 낡은 오두막집과 번잡한 시장 구석구석을 잘 감시해야 한다." —감시 대장 바랄*

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4. [Eyes of the Watcher](/printing/eyes-of-the-watcher-5dn.md) — Enchantment
5. [Witches' Eye](/printing/witches-eye-ths.md) — Artifact — Equipment
6. [Sage's Row Savant](/printing/sages-row-savant-clu.md) — Creature — Vedalken Wizard

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Aether Revolt (AER) #182
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Eric Deschamps
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `legal` | Penny: `legal`